1st Peter Chapter 3 verse 5 Holy Bible
For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:
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And these were the ornaments of the holy women of the past, whose hope was in God, being ruled by their husbands:
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For thus also the holy women who have hoped in God heretofore adorned themselves, being subject to their own husbands;
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For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
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For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God, also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:
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for thus once also the holy women who did hope on God, were adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands,
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1st Peter 3 : 5 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God; rather, who hoped in God (εἰς Θεόν); whose hope was set toward God and rested in God. Bengel says," Vera sanctitas, spes in Deum." St. Peter is the apostle of hope. Adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands. The apostle bids Christian women to consider the example of the saintly women of the Old Testament. With their hope resting upon God, they could not care for finery and costly jewels. They adorned themselves with the more costly ornament of a meek and quiet spirit: they showed their meekness by living in subjection to their husbands. Submission to authority is the key-note of this part of the Epistle.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) For after this manner.--Here we have not only the ground of the foregoing precepts, but also of the assurance that God sets a value on such embellishments. It had been accepted by Him in the holy women of old who hoped in Him, and would be accepted again. "The Apostle enforces his doctrine by example," says Leighton: "the most compendious way of teaching." By "holy women" he means, not only holy in character, but "sainted"--consecrated by their memories being recorded for our reverence in Holy Writ.Who trusted in God.--It is a great pity that "trusted" should have been substituted for the original "hoped." The position of Sara and the holy women of the Old Testament was one of expectancy, of looking forward to the fulfilment of a promise; and the description of them as such is intended to make the readers of the letter feel the difference of their position. To them the promise to Sara was accomplished. The expression contains a reference to the mention of God in the last verse.Adorned themselves, being in subjection.--The imperfect tense of the verb means "used to adorn themselves." They took daily pains thus to adorn themselves, and spent, perhaps, as long in the process as the other ladies over their toilette. The participle which is added explains more fully the "after this manner." Their subjection was their ornament.